Auriglobus Explained

Auriglobus is a genus of freshwater pufferfishes native to Southeast Asia. They generally resemble Chonerhinos, but are considerably smaller, only reaching up to 13cm (05inches) in length, and are more strongly associated with freshwater.^[1] The different Auriglobus species are very similar in appearance — greenish-golden or yellowish-golden above and pale below — but can be separated by morphometrics and meristics.^[1] Until 1999, the Auriglobus species were included in Chonerhinos.^[2]

Species

There are five recognized species in this genus:

• Auriglobus amabilis (T. R. Roberts, 1982)
• Auriglobus modestus (Bleeker, 1850) (bronze puffer or golden puffer)
• Auriglobus nefastus (T. R. Roberts, 1982) (greenbottle pufferfish)
• Auriglobus remotus (T. R. Roberts, 1982)
• Auriglobus silus (T. R. Roberts, 1982)

Notes and References

1. Roberts . Tyson R. . The southeast Asian freshwater pufferfish genus Chonerhinos (Tetraodontidae), with descriptions of new species . Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences . 4th series . 1982 . 43 . 1–16 .
2. Maurice Kottelat . Kottelat, M. . 1999 . Nomenclature of the genera Barbodes, Cyclocheilichthys, Rasbora and Chonerhinos (Teleostei: Cyprinidae and Tetraodontidae), with comments on the definition of the first reviser . Raffles Bulletin of Zoology . 47 . 2 . 591–600 .